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| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1959|7|5|mf=y}}
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1959|7|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| birth_place      = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| genre            = [[Folk rock]], [[alternative country]], [[soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Stock|url=https://www.livenation.com/events/277784-oct-12-2013-bonnie-raitt-w-marc-cohn|title=Bonnie Raitt, Marc Cohn at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall|publisher=Live Nation|date=October 12, 2013|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
| genre            = [[Folk rock]],<ref name="mcphate" /> pop<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grunge.com/1725159/one-hit-wonders-vanished-winning-grammy-award-for-best-new-artist/|title=One-Hit Wonders Who Vanished After Winning The Grammy Award For Best New Artist|first=Brian|last=Boone|date=December 21, 2024|website=Grunge}}</ref>
| instrument      = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar}}
| instrument      = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar}}
| years_active    = 1986–1998, 2004–present
| years_active    = 1986–1998, 2004–present
| associated_acts  =  
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Decca Records|Decca]], [[Saguaro Road Records|Saguaro Road]]
| website          = {{URL|http://www.marccohnmusic.com}}
| website          = {{URL|http://www.marccohnmusic.com}}
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'''Marc Craig Cohn''' ({{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|n}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ50xaQJv5Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/PQ50xaQJv5Y| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Marc Cohn on Ellen. Interview|date=January 6, 2008|access-date=July 21, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He won the [[Grammy Award]] for Best New Artist in 1992. Cohn is best known for the song "[[Walking in Memphis]]", from his 1991 album ''[[Marc Cohn (album)|Marc Cohn]]'', which was a Top 40 hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14387386|title=Marc Cohn in Concert|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=September 14, 2007|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
'''Marc Craig Cohn''' ({{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|n}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ50xaQJv5Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/PQ50xaQJv5Y| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Marc Cohn on Ellen. Interview|date=January 6, 2008|access-date=July 21, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the song "[[Walking in Memphis]]", which was a Top 40 hit from his 1991 album ''[[Marc Cohn (album)|Marc Cohn]]'' and was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards. Cohn won the [[Grammy Award]] for Best New Artist in 1992. His other charting singles include "Silver Thunderbird" (1991), "True Companion" (1991), and "Walk Through the World" (1993).


==Biography==
In 2019, the ''[[Observer-Dispatch]]'' wrote the following about Cohn: "Deeply rooted in American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel, gifted with a storyteller’s eye and ear, and possessing one of the most expressive and soulful voices in modern music, Cohn draws from real-life to evoke common human feelings of love, hope, faith, joy and heartbreak".<ref name=auto1 />
===Early life and education===
Cohn was born on July 5, 1959, in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], to a Jewish family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2015/07/lyric-week-marc-cohn-walking-memphis/|author=Moore, Rick|title=Lyric Of The Week: Marc Cohn, "Walking In Memphis" «American Songwriter|date=July 13, 2015|publisher=American Songwriter|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[Beachwood High School]] in [[Beachwood, Ohio]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/culture/music/akron-gig-long-way-from-walking-in-memphis-for-cohn/article_2b981bc8-1a3c-11e7-979f-47c946e6973e.html|title=Akron gig long way from 'Walking in Memphis' for Cohn|author=Carroll, Ed|work=Cleveland Jewish News|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> a Cleveland suburb.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/beachwood/2015/06/beachwood_ranks_17th_on_clevel.html|title=Beachwood ranks 17th on Cleveland magazine's Rating the Suburbs list|author=Sandrick, Bob|date=June 5, 2015|website=cleveland.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn learned to play guitar and started writing songs when he was in junior high school, playing and singing with a local band called Doanbrook Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2015/04/marc_cohn_returns_to_his_homet.html|title=Marc Cohn returns to his hometown with a new song and new hope|author=Yarborough, Chuck|date=April 27, 2015|website=cleveland.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=auto>{{Cite web|url=https://kreolmagazine.com/culture/features/marc-cohn-more-than-a-survivor-a-true-musical-talent/|title=Marc Cohn – More than a Survivor, a True Musical Talent &#124; &#124; International Magazine Kreol|date=October 7, 2016 }}</ref> While attending [[Oberlin College]], he taught himself to play the piano.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2014/01/marc_cohn_talks_about_songwrit.html|title=Marc Cohn talks songwriting, Dylan before Palace Theatre show|date=January 9, 2014|work=[[The Post-Standard]]|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> He transferred to [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and began to perform in Los Angeles-area coffeehouses.<ref name=auto/>


===Career===
==Early life==
Cohn released his debut solo album, ''[[Marc Cohn (album)|Marc Cohn]]'', in February 1991.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kelly McCartney |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marc-cohn-mn0000675710/biography|title=Marc Cohn &#124; Biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> The album was successful due to the hit single "[[Walking in Memphis]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/marc-cohn-reflects-on-his-challenging-debut-album-in-anniversary/article_f46b7c3a-641e-5d80-a573-e4d31b91924a.html|title=Marc Cohn reflects on his 'challenging' debut album in anniversary concert|author=Johnson, Kevin C.|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> which was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the [[34th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=auto1>{{cite news|url=https://www.uticaod.com/news/20190207/grammy-award-winning-singersongwriter-marc-cohn-makes-appearance-in-cny|title=Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Marc Cohn makes appearance in CNY|author=Sisti, Mark|website=Uticaod|date=February 7, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> The song is autobiographical<ref name=wmc>{{cite news|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32365688/cohn-returns-to-memphis-for-25th-anniversary-of-walking-in-memphis|title=Cohn returns to Memphis for 25th Anniversary of "Walking in Memphis"|author=Phillips, Tammy|website=www.wmcactionnews5.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> and shares Cohn's experience visiting [[Memphis, Tennessee]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2007-03-03-3713023-story.html|title="Walking in Memphis' made Marc Cohen a player in the blues-gospel-soul world|author=Gehman, Geoff|work=The Morning Call|date=March 3, 2007|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> "Walking in Memphis" reached number 13 in 1991 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name=wmc/> It is his only Top 40 hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/11/04/marc-cohn-25th-anniversary-tour-singer-songwriter-mim/93179940/|title=Grammy-winning songwriter Marc Cohn gets reflective on new tour, plays 11/13|date=November 4, 2016|website=azcentral|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
Cohn was born on July 5, 1959 in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]].<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2025/02/grammy-winning-singer-cleveland-native-reveals-parkinsons-diagnosis.html|title=Grammy-winning singer, Cleveland native reveals Parkinson's diagnosis|last=Mentz |first=Zach|date=February 3, 2025|website=cleveland}}</ref> He is Jewish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2015/07/lyric-week-marc-cohn-walking-memphis/|author=Moore, Rick|title=Lyric Of The Week: Marc Cohn, "Walking In Memphis" |date=July 13, 2015|publisher=American Songwriter|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> he has 3 older brothers, Alan, Warren, and Steven Samuel Cohn who died in 2014 at the age of 66.<ref name="goldmine" /> Cohn's mother Sarane Cohn (nee Meisel) died when he was two years old at the age of 44<ref name="mcphate">{{Cite web|url=https://grammy.com/news/marc-cohn-celebrates-his-parents-memories-through-music|title=Marc Cohn celebrates his parents' memories through music |website=grammy.com|last=McPhate|first=Tim|date=May 15, 2017}}</ref> and his father Harry A. Cohn died when he was 13 at the age of 72.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/people/articles/where-are-they-now-2017-marc-cohn|title=Where Are They Now: Marc Cohn|website=clevelandmagazine.com|last=Stewart|first=Dillon|date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> Following the deaths of his parents, Cohn was raised by his stepmother, Ruth H. Cohn (1914-2009)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classicsongoftheday.com/walking-in-memphis-marc-cohn/|title="Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn)|website=classicsongoftheday.com|last=Miller|first=Michael|date=June 13, 2023}}</ref>
 
As a child, Cohn became "obsessed" with [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Van Morrison]], and [[the Band]].<ref name="goldmine">{{cite web | url= https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/marc-cohn-didnt-stroll-sunset-walking-memphis/ | title=Marc Cohn didn't stroll off into the sunset after 'Walking In Memphis' | work=[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]] | date=September 28, 2014 | access-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref> He learned to play guitar and started writing songs when he was in junior high school, playing and singing with a local band called Doanbrook Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2015/04/marc_cohn_returns_to_his_homet.html|title=Marc Cohn returns to his hometown with a new song and new hope|author=Yarborough, Chuck|date=April 27, 2015|website=cleveland.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=auto>{{Cite web|url=https://kreolmagazine.com/culture/features/marc-cohn-more-than-a-survivor-a-true-musical-talent/|title=Marc Cohn – More than a Survivor, a True Musical Talent |work=International Magazine Kreol|date=October 7, 2016 }}</ref> In 1977, Cohn graduated from [[Beachwood High School]]<ref name="auto4"/> in [[Beachwood, Ohio]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/culture/music/akron-gig-long-way-from-walking-in-memphis-for-cohn/article_2b981bc8-1a3c-11e7-979f-47c946e6973e.html|title=Akron gig long way from 'Walking in Memphis' for Cohn|author=Carroll, Ed|work=Cleveland Jewish News|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> a Cleveland suburb.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/beachwood/2015/06/beachwood_ranks_17th_on_clevel.html|title=Beachwood ranks 17th on Cleveland magazine's Rating the Suburbs list|author=Sandrick, Bob|date=June 5, 2015|website=cleveland.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> While attending [[Oberlin College]], he taught himself to play the piano.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2014/01/marc_cohn_talks_about_songwrit.html|title=Marc Cohn talks songwriting, Dylan before Palace Theatre show|date=January 9, 2014|work=[[The Post-Standard]]|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
 
==Career==
Cohn transferred to [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and began to perform in Los Angeles-area coffeehouses.<ref name=auto/> His early career featured work as a songwriter,<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/entertainment/2017/05/01/marc-cohn-still-indulging-his-songwriting-need/100848856/|title=Marc Cohn still indulging his songwriting 'need'|first=Michael C.|last=Moore|website=Kitsap Sun|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> as a session musician,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/grammys-marc-cohn-best-new-artist-1205394866/|title=Grammys flashback: Has Marc Cohn's Best New Artist win over Boyz II Men and Seal aged well?|website=goldderby.com|first=Jaime|last=Rodriguez|date=April 19, 2023}}</ref> and in a cover band called the Supreme Court.<ref name="auto5"/> He played at [[Caroline Kennedy]]'s wedding in 1986.<ref name="goldmine" /> Cohn played piano on [[Tracy Chapman]]'s second album, ''Crossroads'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2020/01/03/pop-folk-singer-marc-cohn-to-play-infinity/|title=Pop folk singer Marc Cohn to play Infinity|website=courant.com|date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> and this experience led to him signing a contract with [[Atlantic Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/marc-cohn|title=Marc Cohn|date=August 10, 2015|website=KTVU FOX 2}}</ref>
 
Cohn released his debut solo album, ''[[Marc Cohn (album)|Marc Cohn]]'', in February 1991.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kelly McCartney |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marc-cohn-mn0000675710/biography|title=Marc Cohn &#124; Biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> The album was successful due to the hit single "[[Walking in Memphis]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/marc-cohn-reflects-on-his-challenging-debut-album-in-anniversary/article_f46b7c3a-641e-5d80-a573-e4d31b91924a.html|title=Marc Cohn reflects on his 'challenging' debut album in anniversary concert|author=Johnson, Kevin C.|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn has said that "Walking in Memphis" is "100 percent autobiographical". He has described it as a song about "a Jewish gospel-music-lover",<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{cite news |last=Knopper|first=Steve |title=Marc Cohn Went Back to 1970 for Latest Album |date=July 21, 2011 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/07/21/marc-cohn-went-back-to-1970-for-latest-album/ |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 4, 2015}}</ref> and added that "the song is about more than just a place; it's about a kind of spiritual awakening, one of those trips where you're different when you leave."<ref name="Denver Post">{{cite news |last=Brown|first=G. |title=Marc Cohn Influenced by Club Singer |newspaper=Denver Post |date=November 15, 1991}}</ref> He was inspired to write "Walking in Memphis" by a 1985 visit to the [[Memphis, Tennessee]] area. At the time, he was working as a [[session singer]] in New York City while pursuing a recording contract.<ref name="Song Stories">{{cite web|url=http://www.keyboardmag.com/artists/1236/song-stories-walking-in-memphis/29727 |title=Song Stories: Walking in Memphis |website=KeyboardMag.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916124915/http://www.keyboardmag.com/artists/1236/song-stories-walking-in-memphis/29727 |access-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 16, 2015}}</ref> "Walking in Memphis" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the [[34th Annual Grammy Awards]]<ref name=auto1>{{cite news|url=https://eu.uticaod.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/02/07/grammy-award-winning-singer-songwriter/6065750007/|title=Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Marc Cohn makes appearance in CNY|author=Sisti, Mark|website=Utica Observer-Dispatch |date=February 7, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> and reached number 13 in 1991 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14387386|title=Marc Cohn in Concert|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=September 14, 2007|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=wmc>{{cite news|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32365688/cohn-returns-to-memphis-for-25th-anniversary-of-walking-in-memphis|title=Cohn returns to Memphis for 25th Anniversary of "Walking in Memphis"|author=Phillips, Tammy|website=www.wmcactionnews5.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> As of 2016, it remains Cohn's only Top 40 hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/11/04/marc-cohn-25th-anniversary-tour-singer-songwriter-mim/93179940/|title=Grammy-winning songwriter Marc Cohn gets reflective on new tour, plays 11/13|date=November 4, 2016|website=azcentral|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>


''Marc Cohn'' was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in February 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996.<ref name=auto1/> The album featured two other charting singles: "Silver Thunderbird" and "True Companion".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/marc-cohn-revisits-memphis-and-a-30-year-career-for-calgary-concert|title=Marc Cohn revisits Memphis, and a 30-year career, for Calgary concert|author=Volmers, Eric|date=January 27, 2018|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn won the 1992 [[Grammy Award]] for Best New Artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/every-grammy-best-new-artist-beatles-adele-milli-vanilli/|author=Geier, Thom|website=[[TheWrap]]|title=All 59 Grammy Best New Artist Winners, From The Beatles to Adele to Milli Vanilli|date=February 10, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=auto1/>
''Marc Cohn'' was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in February 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996.<ref name=auto1/> The album featured two other charting singles: "Silver Thunderbird" and "True Companion".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/marc-cohn-revisits-memphis-and-a-30-year-career-for-calgary-concert|title=Marc Cohn revisits Memphis, and a 30-year career, for Calgary concert|author=Volmers, Eric|date=January 27, 2018|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn won the 1992 [[Grammy Award]] for Best New Artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/every-grammy-best-new-artist-beatles-adele-milli-vanilli/|author=Geier, Thom|website=[[TheWrap]]|title=All 59 Grammy Best New Artist Winners, From The Beatles to Adele to Milli Vanilli|date=February 10, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=auto1/>


In May 1993, Cohn released his second studio album, ''[[The Rainy Season]]'', which included notable guest appearances by [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], and [[Bonnie Raitt]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://buffalonews.com/1993/05/28/voices-of-youth-compelling-statements-from-the-next-generation-of-rockers/|title=Voices of Youth Compelling Statements from the Next Generation of Rockers|date=May 28, 1993|work=[[The Buffalo News]]}}</ref> "Walk Through the World" (1993), the first song from that album,<ref>{{cite news|author=Carlozo, Lou|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-09-09-9309090014-story.html|title=Marc CohnThe Rainy Season (Atlantic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2With...|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=September 9, 1993}}</ref> reached the Top 30 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-ent-marc-cohen-musikfest-cafe-bethlehem-20180916-story.html|title=Grammy winner Marc Cohn, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes returning to Musikfest Cafe|author=Moser, John J.|work=The Morning Call|date=September 17, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn released his third solo effort, ''[[Burning the Daze]]'', in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/08/marc-cohns-red-letter-daze/86b16cd8-1615-472f-b4f3-b7cbb6e6b829/|title=Marc Cohn's Red-Letter "Daze"|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Joyce, Mike|date=April 8, 1998}}</ref> The compilation ''The Very Best of Marc Cohn'' was released in June 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockthebestmusic.com/2016/03/marc-cohn-25-anos-desde-walking-in-memphis.html|title=MARC COHN: 25 años desde Walking in Memphis -|author=Klamp, F. L. Clauss|language=es|date=March 30, 2016|publisher=Rock the Best Music|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>  
In May 1993, Cohn released his second studio album, ''[[The Rainy Season]]'', which included notable guest appearances by [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], and [[Bonnie Raitt]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://buffalonews.com/1993/05/28/voices-of-youth-compelling-statements-from-the-next-generation-of-rockers/|title=Voices of Youth Compelling Statements from the Next Generation of Rockers|date=May 28, 1993|work=[[The Buffalo News]]}}</ref> "Walk Through the World" (1993), the first song from that album,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-09-09-9309090014-story.html|title=Marc Cohn - The Rainy Season|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|last=Carlozo |first=Lou|date=September 9, 1993}}</ref> reached the Top 30 on ''Billboard'''s Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-ent-marc-cohen-musikfest-cafe-bethlehem-20180916-story.html|title=Grammy winner Marc Cohn, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes returning to Musikfest Cafe|author=Moser, John J.|work=The Morning Call|date=September 17, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn released his third solo effort, ''[[Burning the Daze]]'', in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/08/marc-cohns-red-letter-daze/86b16cd8-1615-472f-b4f3-b7cbb6e6b829/|title=Marc Cohn's Red-Letter "Daze"|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Joyce, Mike|date=April 8, 1998}}</ref> The compilation ''The Very Best of Marc Cohn'' was released in June 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockthebestmusic.com/2016/03/marc-cohn-25-anos-desde-walking-in-memphis.html|title=MARC COHN: 25 años desde Walking in Memphis -|author=Klamp, F. L. Clauss|language=es|date=March 30, 2016|publisher=Rock the Best Music|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>  


Cohn's track "Dance Back from the Grave", from the album ''[[Join the Parade]]'' (October 2007), relates to the events of [[Hurricane Katrina]] and to the post-traumatic stress Cohn suffered after being shot in the head in an attempted carjacking in August 2005.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|author=Dybal, Rennie|title=A Singer's Second Chance|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=68|issue=20A|date=November 12, 2007}}</ref>
Cohn's track "Dance Back from the Grave", from the album ''[[Join the Parade]]'' (October 2007), relates to the events of [[Hurricane Katrina]] and to the post-traumatic stress Cohn suffered after being shot in the head in an attempted carjacking in August 2005.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|author=Dybal, Rennie|title=A Singer's Second Chance|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=68|issue=20A|date=November 12, 2007}}</ref>
[[File:Marc Cohn in Saratoga.jpg|thumb|Marc Cohn performing in [[Saratoga, California]] in July 2005]]
[[File:Marc Cohn in Saratoga.jpg|thumb|Marc Cohn performing in [[Saratoga, California]] in July 2005]]
In 2010, Cohn returned with ''[[Listening Booth: 1970]]'', a collection of cover songs that were originally released during the titular year. The album peaked at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart. In addition to crossing genres from rock to soul to folk and pop, it featured vocal performances from [[India.Arie]], [[Jim Lauderdale]], [[Aimee Mann]], and [[Kristina Train]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003705/Marc-Cohn.html#ixzz2QJoDgDGc|title=Marc Cohn Biography |website=Musicianguide.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Marc-Cohn.html|title=Marc Cohn Biography|website=Oldies.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> As of September 2018, ''Listening Booth: 1970''--which peaked at number 28--was Cohn's highest-charting album.<ref name=auto3/>
In 2010, Cohn returned with ''[[Listening Booth: 1970]]'', a collection of covers of songs that were originally released during the titular year. The album peaked at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart. In addition to crossing genres from rock to soul to folk and pop, it featured vocal performances from [[India.Arie]], [[Jim Lauderdale]], [[Aimee Mann]], and [[Kristina Train]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Marc-Cohn.html|title=Marc Cohn Biography|website=Oldies.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> As of September 2018, ''Listening Booth: 1970''--which peaked at number 28--was Cohn's highest-charting album.<ref name=auto3/>


Cohn released his first original song in more than seven years, "The Coldest Corner in the World", in 2014. The song was the title track for the documentary ''Tree Man''.<ref name=os>[http://www.marccohnmusic.com/bio Marc Cohn] Retrieved July 21, 2019.</ref> Cohn released the album ''Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities'' in 2016<ref>{{cite news|work=Connecticut Post|date=December 24, 2018|url=https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Marc-Cohn-Blind-Boys-of-Alabama-coming-in-to-FTC-13488771.php|title=Marc Cohn, Blind Boys of Alabama coming in to FTC Warehouse Jan. 5|author=Amarante, Joe|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his platinum-selling debut album. Cohn simultaneously released a bonus album, ''Evolution of a Record'', which featured never-before-heard songs and demos.<ref name=os/> In 2017, Cohn worked with [[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]] on his [[Grammy]] Award-winning album ''This Is Where I Live''. He co-wrote several tracks on the album, including the opener, "The Three Of Me". Cohn also collaborated with the [[Blind Boys of Alabama]] on their [[Grammy]]-nominated song "Let My Mother Live".<ref name=os/>  
Cohn released his first original song in more than seven years, "The Coldest Corner in the World", in 2014. The song was the title track for the documentary ''Tree Man''.<ref name=os>[http://www.marccohnmusic.com/bio Marc Cohn] Retrieved July 21, 2019.</ref>{{better source|date=November 2025}} Cohn released the album ''Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities'' in 2016<ref>{{cite news|work=Connecticut Post|date=December 24, 2018|url=https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Marc-Cohn-Blind-Boys-of-Alabama-coming-in-to-FTC-13488771.php|title=Marc Cohn, Blind Boys of Alabama coming in to FTC Warehouse Jan. 5|author=Amarante, Joe|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his platinum-selling debut album. Cohn simultaneously released a bonus album, ''Evolution of a Record'', which featured never-before-heard songs and demos. In 2017, Cohn worked with [[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]] on his [[Grammy]] Award-winning album ''This Is Where I Live''. He co-wrote several tracks on the album, including the opener, "The Three Of Me". Cohn also collaborated with [[the Blind Boys of Alabama]] on their [[Grammy]]-nominated song "Let My Mother Live".<ref name=os/>{{better source|date=November 2025}}


In 2019, Cohn performed at [[Carnegie Hall]] at "The Music of [[Van Morrison]]" show, which benefited music education programs for the [[New York City]] school system. Other performers included [[Patti Smith]], [[Glen Hansard]], [[Bettye LaVette]], Blind Boys of Alabama, and [[Josh Ritter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/van-morrison-all-star-tribute-concert-lineup-glen-hansard-anderson-east-carnegie-hall|author=Khan, Andy|title=Van Morrison All-Star Tribute Concert Lineup Adds Glen Hansard, Anderson East & More|website=JamBase|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn performed "Walking in Memphis" alongside [[Miley Cyrus]] at the 2019 [[Memphis in May]] Festival as part of the "More Together" [[Facebook]] campaign.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-perform-walking-in-memphis-duet-with-marc-cohn-831424/|author=Kaplan, Ilana|title=Watch Miley Cyrus Perform 'Walking In Memphis' Duet With Marc Cohn|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 5, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> "Walking in Memphis" was also the center of a national commercial for the "More Together" campaign.<ref>{{cite news|author=Gallant, Jacob|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/06/03/facebook-tv-spot-highlights-peoples-love-memphis/|title=Facebook TV spot highlights people's love for Memphis|publisher=[[WMC-TV]]|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn released ''Work to Do'', a collaboration with the [[Blind Boys of Alabama]], on August 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/life/entertainment/music-review-work-to-do-by-marc-cohn-and-the/article_369593a4-bea7-11e9-a464-8b640951b5d3.html|title=MUSIC REVIEW: Work to Do by Marc Cohn and the Blind Boys of Alabama|website=The Daily Journal|date=September 12, 2019 }}</ref>
In 2019, Cohn performed at [[Carnegie Hall]] at "The Music of [[Van Morrison]]" show, which benefited music education programs for the [[New York City]] school system. Other performers included [[Patti Smith]], [[Glen Hansard]], [[Bettye LaVette]], Blind Boys of Alabama, and [[Josh Ritter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/van-morrison-all-star-tribute-concert-lineup-glen-hansard-anderson-east-carnegie-hall|author=Khan, Andy|title=Van Morrison All-Star Tribute Concert Lineup Adds Glen Hansard, Anderson East & More|website=JamBase|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn performed "Walking in Memphis" alongside [[Miley Cyrus]] at the 2019 [[Memphis in May]] Festival as part of the "More Together" [[Facebook]] campaign.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-perform-walking-in-memphis-duet-with-marc-cohn-831424/|author=Kaplan, Ilana|title=Watch Miley Cyrus Perform 'Walking In Memphis' Duet With Marc Cohn|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 5, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> "Walking in Memphis" was also the center of a national commercial for the "More Together" campaign.<ref>{{cite news|author=Gallant, Jacob|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/06/03/facebook-tv-spot-highlights-peoples-love-memphis/|title=Facebook TV spot highlights people's love for Memphis|publisher=[[WMC-TV]]|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn released ''Work to Do'', a collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama, on August 9, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/life/entertainment/music-review-work-to-do-by-marc-cohn-and-the/article_369593a4-bea7-11e9-a464-8b640951b5d3.html|title=MUSIC REVIEW: Work to Do by Marc Cohn and the Blind Boys of Alabama|website=The Daily Journal|date=September 12, 2019 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Cohn married Jennifer George on May 20, 1988.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jennifer George, a Designer, Is Wed to Marc Cohn|date=May 21, 1988|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|page=001054}}</ref> Cohn and George had two children.<ref name=people/>
===Marriages and children===
Cohn married designer Jennifer George, granddaughter of the famous cartoonist [[Rube Goldberg]], on May 20, 1988.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jennifer George, a Designer, Is Wed to Marc Cohn|date=May 21, 1988|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|page=001054}}</ref> Cohn and George have two children; son Max, born c. 1991,  and daughter Emily, born c. 1995. The marriage ended in divorce.<ref name=people/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/style/weddings-vows-elizabeth-vargas-and-marc-cohn.html|title=WEDDDINGS: VOWS; Elizabeth Vargas and Marc Cohn|last=Brady|first=Lois Smith|website=The New York Times|date=July 28, 2002}}</ref>


Cohn and [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] journalist [[Elizabeth Vargas]] married on July 20, 2002. The pair met at the 1999 [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] after Vargas sought an interview with Cohn's friend, [[Andre Agassi]].<ref name=people/> They have two sons, Zachary (born January 31, 2003) and Samuel (born August 16, 2006).<ref name=people/> Cohn and Vargas divorced in 2014, days after Vargas came out of rehabilitation for alcoholism for a third time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/elizabeth-vargas-on-divorce-from-her-husband-marc-cohn-days-after-leaving-rehab/|author=Struhm, Emily|title=Elizabeth Vargas on 'Brutally Difficult' Split from Her Husband Marc Cohn Days After Leaving Rehab|date=September 8, 2016|website=People.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
Cohn and [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] journalist [[Elizabeth Vargas]] married on July 20, 2002. The pair met at the 1999 [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] after Vargas sought an interview with Cohn's friend, [[Andre Agassi]]. They have two sons, Zachary (born January 31, 2003) and Samuel (born August 16, 2006).<ref name=people/> Cohn and Vargas divorced in 2014, days after Vargas came out of rehabilitation for alcoholism for a third time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/elizabeth-vargas-on-divorce-from-her-husband-marc-cohn-days-after-leaving-rehab/|author=Struhm, Emily|title=Elizabeth Vargas on 'Brutally Difficult' Split from Her Husband Marc Cohn Days After Leaving Rehab|date=September 8, 2016|website=People.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>


On August 7, 2005, Cohn was shot in the head during an attempted [[carjacking]] in [[Denver, Colorado]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/marc-cohn-shot-head-during-car-jacking-wbna8876043|title=Marc Cohn shot in head during car jacking|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=Today|date=August 8, 2005|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=billboard>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57072/marc-cohn-shooter-gets-36-years-in-prison|title=Marc Cohn Shooter Gets 36 Years in Prison|magazine=Billboard|date=October 3, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/09/cohn.shot/|title='Walking in Memphis' singer shot in head, survives|website=[[CNN]] |agency=[[CNN]]|date=August 9, 2005|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> while on a concert tour with [[Suzanne Vega]].<ref name="AP2005">{{cite news|date=August 9, 2005|title=Police arrest man suspected of shooting Grammy winner|newspaper=Tyrone Daily Herald|location=Tyrone, PA|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5869510/marc_cohn/}}</ref> The bullet "barely missed Cohn's eye and lodged near his skull." Cohn survived and was hospitalized for observation, but was released after eight hours. According to Cohn, "Doctors told me I was the luckiest unlucky guy they had met in a long, long time."<ref name=people/> A police spokesperson surmised that the car's windshield may have significantly impeded the bullet's force, and added: "Frankly, I can't tell you how he survived."<ref name="AP2005"/> The shooter was sentenced to 36 years in prison.<ref name=billboard/>
Cohn's third wife is Lisa Cohn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/marc-cohn-on-his-latest-tour-his-career-and-returning-to-annapolis/2024/09/13|title=Marc Cohn on His Latest Tour, His Career, and Returning to Annapolis|website=Baltimore Post Examiner|first=Michele|last=Wojciechowski|date=September 13, 2024}}</ref>
 
===Health===
On August 7, 2005, Cohn was shot in the head during an attempted [[carjacking]] in [[Denver, Colorado]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/marc-cohn-shot-head-during-car-jacking-wbna8876043|title=Marc Cohn shot in head during car jacking|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=Today|date=August 8, 2005|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=billboard>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57072/marc-cohn-shooter-gets-36-years-in-prison|title=Marc Cohn Shooter Gets 36 Years in Prison|magazine=Billboard|date=October 3, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/09/cohn.shot/|title='Walking in Memphis' singer shot in head, survives|website=[[CNN]]|date=August 9, 2005|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> while on a concert tour with [[Suzanne Vega]].<ref name="AP2005">{{cite news|date=August 9, 2005|title=Police arrest man suspected of shooting Grammy winner|newspaper=Tyrone Daily Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5869510/marc_cohn/}}</ref> The bullet "barely missed Cohn's eye and lodged near his skull." Cohn survived and was hospitalized for observation, but was released after eight hours. According to Cohn, "Doctors told me I was the luckiest unlucky guy they had met in a long, long time."<ref name=people/> A police spokesperson surmised that the car's windshield may have significantly impeded the bullet's force, and added: "Frankly, I can't tell you how he survived."<ref name="AP2005"/> The shooter was sentenced to 36 years in prison.<ref name=billboard/>


On January 30, 2025, Cohn announced that he'd been diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]] about five years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Cohn Has Parkinson's Disease. Here's Why He's Revealing the News 5 Years After His Diagnosis |url=https://people.com/marc-cohn-parkinsons-disease-diagnosis-8783717 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>
On January 30, 2025, Cohn announced that he'd been diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]] about five years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Cohn Has Parkinson's Disease. Here's Why He's Revealing the News 5 Years After His Diagnosis |url=https://people.com/marc-cohn-parkinsons-disease-diagnosis-8783717 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>
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Marc Craig Cohn (Template:IPAc-en;[1] born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis", which was a Top 40 hit from his 1991 album Marc Cohn and was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards. Cohn won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992. His other charting singles include "Silver Thunderbird" (1991), "True Companion" (1991), and "Walk Through the World" (1993).

In 2019, the Observer-Dispatch wrote the following about Cohn: "Deeply rooted in American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel, gifted with a storyteller’s eye and ear, and possessing one of the most expressive and soulful voices in modern music, Cohn draws from real-life to evoke common human feelings of love, hope, faith, joy and heartbreak".[2]

Early life

Cohn was born on July 5, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] He is Jewish,[4] he has 3 older brothers, Alan, Warren, and Steven Samuel Cohn who died in 2014 at the age of 66.[5] Cohn's mother Sarane Cohn (nee Meisel) died when he was two years old at the age of 44[6] and his father Harry A. Cohn died when he was 13 at the age of 72.[7] Following the deaths of his parents, Cohn was raised by his stepmother, Ruth H. Cohn (1914-2009)[8]

As a child, Cohn became "obsessed" with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, and the Band.[5] He learned to play guitar and started writing songs when he was in junior high school, playing and singing with a local band called Doanbrook Hotel.[9][10] In 1977, Cohn graduated from Beachwood High School[3] in Beachwood, Ohio,[11] a Cleveland suburb.[12] While attending Oberlin College, he taught himself to play the piano.[13]

Career

Cohn transferred to UCLA and began to perform in Los Angeles-area coffeehouses.[10] His early career featured work as a songwriter,[14] as a session musician,[15] and in a cover band called the Supreme Court.[14] He played at Caroline Kennedy's wedding in 1986.[5] Cohn played piano on Tracy Chapman's second album, Crossroads,[16] and this experience led to him signing a contract with Atlantic Records.[17]

Cohn released his debut solo album, Marc Cohn, in February 1991.[18] The album was successful due to the hit single "Walking in Memphis".[19] Cohn has said that "Walking in Memphis" is "100 percent autobiographical". He has described it as a song about "a Jewish gospel-music-lover",[20] and added that "the song is about more than just a place; it's about a kind of spiritual awakening, one of those trips where you're different when you leave."[21] He was inspired to write "Walking in Memphis" by a 1985 visit to the Memphis, Tennessee area. At the time, he was working as a session singer in New York City while pursuing a recording contract.[22] "Walking in Memphis" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards[2] and reached number 13 in 1991 on the Billboard Hot 100.[23][24] As of 2016, it remains Cohn's only Top 40 hit.[25]

Marc Cohn was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996.[2] The album featured two other charting singles: "Silver Thunderbird" and "True Companion".[26] Cohn won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.[27][2]

In May 1993, Cohn released his second studio album, The Rainy Season, which included notable guest appearances by David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Bonnie Raitt.[28] "Walk Through the World" (1993), the first song from that album,[29] reached the Top 30 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[30] Cohn released his third solo effort, Burning the Daze, in 1998.[31] The compilation The Very Best of Marc Cohn was released in June 2006.[32]

Cohn's track "Dance Back from the Grave", from the album Join the Parade (October 2007), relates to the events of Hurricane Katrina and to the post-traumatic stress Cohn suffered after being shot in the head in an attempted carjacking in August 2005.[33]

File:Marc Cohn in Saratoga.jpg
Marc Cohn performing in Saratoga, California in July 2005

In 2010, Cohn returned with Listening Booth: 1970, a collection of covers of songs that were originally released during the titular year. The album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 album chart. In addition to crossing genres from rock to soul to folk and pop, it featured vocal performances from India.Arie, Jim Lauderdale, Aimee Mann, and Kristina Train.[34] As of September 2018, Listening Booth: 1970--which peaked at number 28--was Cohn's highest-charting album.[30]

Cohn released his first original song in more than seven years, "The Coldest Corner in the World", in 2014. The song was the title track for the documentary Tree Man.[35]Template:Better source Cohn released the album Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities in 2016[36] in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his platinum-selling debut album. Cohn simultaneously released a bonus album, Evolution of a Record, which featured never-before-heard songs and demos. In 2017, Cohn worked with William Bell on his Grammy Award-winning album This Is Where I Live. He co-wrote several tracks on the album, including the opener, "The Three Of Me". Cohn also collaborated with the Blind Boys of Alabama on their Grammy-nominated song "Let My Mother Live".[35]Template:Better source

In 2019, Cohn performed at Carnegie Hall at "The Music of Van Morrison" show, which benefited music education programs for the New York City school system. Other performers included Patti Smith, Glen Hansard, Bettye LaVette, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Josh Ritter.[37] Cohn performed "Walking in Memphis" alongside Miley Cyrus at the 2019 Memphis in May Festival as part of the "More Together" Facebook campaign.[38] "Walking in Memphis" was also the center of a national commercial for the "More Together" campaign.[39] Cohn released Work to Do, a collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama, on August 9, 2019.[40]

Personal life

Marriages and children

Cohn married designer Jennifer George, granddaughter of the famous cartoonist Rube Goldberg, on May 20, 1988.[41] Cohn and George have two children; son Max, born c. 1991, and daughter Emily, born c. 1995. The marriage ended in divorce.[33][42]

Cohn and ABC News journalist Elizabeth Vargas married on July 20, 2002. The pair met at the 1999 U.S. Open after Vargas sought an interview with Cohn's friend, Andre Agassi. They have two sons, Zachary (born January 31, 2003) and Samuel (born August 16, 2006).[33] Cohn and Vargas divorced in 2014, days after Vargas came out of rehabilitation for alcoholism for a third time.[43]

Cohn's third wife is Lisa Cohn.[44]

Health

On August 7, 2005, Cohn was shot in the head during an attempted carjacking in Denver, Colorado,[45][46][47] while on a concert tour with Suzanne Vega.[48] The bullet "barely missed Cohn's eye and lodged near his skull." Cohn survived and was hospitalized for observation, but was released after eight hours. According to Cohn, "Doctors told me I was the luckiest unlucky guy they had met in a long, long time."[33] A police spokesperson surmised that the car's windshield may have significantly impeded the bullet's force, and added: "Frankly, I can't tell you how he survived."[48] The shooter was sentenced to 36 years in prison.[46]

On January 30, 2025, Cohn announced that he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease about five years earlier.[49]

Awards

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US AUS[53][54] CAN GER UK
Marc Cohn 38 31 15 14 27
The Rainy Season
  • Release date: May 25, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 63 121 46 60 24
Burning the Daze
  • Release date: March 17, 1998
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 114 — — 64 153
Join the Parade — — — — —
Listening Booth: 1970
  • Release date: July 20, 2010
  • Label: Saguaro Road Records
 28 — 81 86 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title Album details
Marc Cohn Live: Special Limited Edition EP
  • Release date: 2004 or 2005
  • Label: Self-released
Marc Cohn Live 04/05
  • Release date: 2005
  • Label: United Musicians
Join the Parade: Live EP
  • Release date: 2008
  • Label: Miles Away Records
Work to Do
  • Release date: August 9, 2019
  • Label: BMG

Compilation albums

Title Album details
The Very Best of Marc Cohn
  • Release date: June 20, 2006
  • Label: Atlantic/WEA
Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities
  • Release date: March 25, 2016
  • Label: Marc Cohn

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[56] 		US AC US Main US Country AUS
[53][57] 		CAN CAN AC GER IRL
[58] 		UK
[59]
1986 "The Heart of the City"[60] — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single, Morning Records 1067
1991 "Walking in Memphis" 13 12 7 74 11 3 5 25 7 66 Marc Cohn
"Silver Thunderbird" 63 — 22 — 107 31 18 87 28 54
"Walking in Memphis" (UK re-issue) — — — — — — — — 16 22
"True Companion" 80 24 — — 117 — — — — 100
"29 Ways" — — — — — — — — — —
1992 "Ghost Train" — — — — 121 — — 74 — —
"Strangers in a Car" — — — — — — — — — —
1993 "Walk Through the World" b/w "Old Soldier" / "One Thing of Beauty" (non-album tracks) 121 28 — — 129 26 20 51 — 37 The Rainy Season
"Paper Walls" — — — — — — — — — —
"The Rainy Season" — — — — — — — — — —
1995 "Turn on Your Radio" — — — — — — — — — — For Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson / Burning the Daze
1998 "Already Home" — — — — — — — — — — Burning the Daze
"Healing Hands" — — — — — — — — — —
"Lost You in the Canyon" — — — — — — — — — —
2007 "Listening to Levon" — — — — — — — — — — Join the Parade
2010 "Look at Me" — — — — — — — — — — Listening Booth: 1970
"Wild World" — — — — — — — — — —
2014 "The Coldest Corner in the World" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
2019 "Work to Do" — — — — — — — — — — Work to Do
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

  • Hi-Five: Marc Cohn (2005)

References

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  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  30. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  31. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  35. ↑ a b Marc Cohn Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  36. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  37. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  38. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  39. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  40. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  43. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  45. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  48. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  51. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  52. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  53. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  54. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. ↑ a b Template:Cite certification
  56. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. ↑
    • "Silver Thunderbird":Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
    • "True Companion":Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
    • "Ghost Train": Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  58. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  59. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  60. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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